Government Section
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Village Council approves smoke shop moratorium
Passed as an emergency ordinance and taking effect immediately, the moratorium will last 180 days and stops the issuance of any use, zoning and building permits, as well as certificates of occupancy for new smoke shops.
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What powers the Village?
At present, about 84% of the Village’s electricity comes from renewable sources — wind farms, hydroelectric dams and gas emitted from landfills. Around 3.6% local energy comes from the Village’s own, one megawatt solar array on Glass Farm, which went online in 2017.
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Miami Township Trustees broach hotel fire, website, insurance
A recent kitchen fire at Mills Park Hotel was quickly contained by Miami Township Fire-Rescue crews last week, according to Fire Chief James Cannell, who praised firefighters’ response as he reported to the Miami Township Trustees during their meeting Monday, May 18.
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Village Council considers changes to sidewalk policy, mediation
At the most recent regular Village Council meeting, Monday, May 18, Council members broached the possibility of changing a couple longstanding policies and programs — one being the onus of sidewalk maintenance and upkeep.
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Village Council presses pause on new downtown parking plans
Questions about downtown parking — Does the village have enough? Does it need more? — were once again before Council at the group’s May 4 regular meeting.
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Rural zoning updates coming for Miami Township
At their Monday, May 4, meeting, the Miami Township Trustees held a public hearing on the final phase of updates to the Township’s Zoning Resolution, which governs land use in unincorporated areas, and approved a first reading of all amendments to the resolution.
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Village Council considers data center moratorium in Yellow Springs
At the most recent regular Village Council meeting, Monday, May 4, Council members mulled over the implications of a future piece of legislation: imposing a year-long moratorium on the creation of any large-scale data center in Yellow Springs.
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May 5 primary election results
Preliminary results of the Tuesday, May 5, primary election came in late election night; at press time, the Greene County Board of Elections reported that 28,194 of 118,030 registered voters came out to the polls.
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Primary election Tuesday, May 5
Ohio voters head to the polls next week on Tuesday, May 5, for the state’s primary election. All Yellow Springs residents vote at Antioch University Midwest at 900 Dayton St., 6:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
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Village Council’s housing goals come into view
Council and Village staff members gathered for a six-hour retreat on Thursday, April 9, to drill down on all matters housing-related in the village.
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